The Navy will not use a target depicting a Muslim woman holding a gun at a new training range for SEALs in Virginia Beach.

The announcement came hours after the Council on American-Islamic Relations asked the Pentagon to remove the target. A picture of the cardboard target, which shows a woman in a headscarf holding a pistol, was published in The Virginian-Pilot on Tuesday. The image shows verses of the Quran hanging on the wall behind the woman, which also generated criticism from the group.

Nihad Awad, executive director of the Washington-based council, said in the letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta dated Friday that the target “is offensive and sends a negative and counterproductive message to trainees and to the Muslim-majority nations to which they may be deployed.”

Panetta’s press office did not respond to a request for comment. Late Friday, Lt. David Lloyd, a spokesman for Naval Special Warfare Group 2, said the materials in question would not be used on the close quarters combat training range, which was dedicated Monday at Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story.

“We have removed this particular target and Arabic writing in question from the range in the near term, and will explore other options for future training,” Lloyd said.

Naval Special Warfare Group Two, which oversees SEAL teams 2, 4, 8 and 10 at Joint Expeditionary Base LIttle Creek, has not yet put the $11.5 million facility to use.

The 26,500-square-foot building contains 52 interconnected spaces, including mock-ups of markets, a hospital, schools, a bank, a bus depot and two mosques. It will allow small groups of SEALs to practice enemy engagement at close range.

Many of the details were taken from actual raids over the past decade, Capt. Tim Szymanski, the commodore of Naval Special Warfare Group 2, said during a tour of the facility Monday.

Szymanski said SEALs must differentiate in a split second between civilian bystanders and potential enemies, and noted other cardboard cut-outs on the range would show people holding animals, not weapons.

Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Islamic group, said it’s important that military units not be trained to see Muslims as enemies, even if they are fighting in Afghanistan or other Muslim-majority nations.

“There are all kinds of people all over the world trying to do us harm. Why would you use this particular image in training people how to kill?” Hooper asked. “It creates the impression, we believe, in subtle and not-so-subtle ways, that you should view Muslim women in headscarves with hostility and suspicion.”

The council also spoke out in recent months against an instructor at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk who taught a course on Islamic radicalism that referred to the war on terror as a war against Islam.

The course was halted after a military officer who was a student complained. The instructor, an Army officer, was relieved of his teaching duties. A broader review of training across the military related to Islam found no other problems.

The Pentagon, like every other agency in the U.S. is either infiltrated or led by incompetent individuals with ulterior motives. The end is near.

The land of the free and the home of the brave…I don’t think so. Are there no bright bulbs around to know that Muslims will be offended at whatever they decide they want to be offended about? Methinks, its more like the land of the dhimmi and the home of the slave.

So what are they shooting at now? Kangaroos or jackrabbits. or maybe White American males? Seems that everyday Muslims are trying to kills us and yet that scum CAIR continues to get its way. Why because we have a Muslim in the White House and a Socialist as attorney general. Time to vote both of their asses out.

Our soldiers fight for our freedoms everyday. It is our job as citizens to bring this to light with our officials and be the voice for our military who lay their lives down for us everday. Our soldiers have earned the right of freedom of speech more than any of us but are not allowed to vent their disapproval to their higher ups because they fear retribution for it. Its not right but thats how it us. they need every citizen to be their voice to their congressman. The pentagon hates our congress because congress holds the department of defense accountable. I found out how much power my congressman had with the pentagon when my son was injured in Iraq. Speak up for our soldiers. They need you.

We do not hear Romney say anything, however we know exactly where the one we got now in the whitehouse stands! Romney has taken a stand on cracking down on immigration and that would include all immigration of muslims as well. To be honest with you, if he had a plan to crack down on Islam coming here, I would not want him to disclose it to the public. The muslims would be preparing for it and the muslim in the whitehouse would “executive order” something to protect them before he leaves office. I am not so sure he will not do that anyway because he is one of them and their gosl is to distroy America. he is going to do everything politically to help them before he leaves office…have no doubt.

That’s okay for them to be so politically correct…I still have my moo-slime rag-head targets rolled up in my trunk to break out and staple up at the range that I shoot at…I just shoot’em in remeberence of the poor SEALs! I like the burka targets…all one can see are her eyes! Great to focus on and !>>>BULLSEYE<<<! Another blind dead moo-slime!

What are WEALS training for in their anti-terrorist training facilities and missions preparations if not how best combat MUSLIM terorrists?
Last time I checked O-B-L was eliminated by SEAL Team Six because of his Islamic terrorist background. So actually CAIR and other muslim groups commit treason by protesting Standard Operationg Procedures in SEAL-training and target practices.

This growing American dhimmitude deeply worries me, If the US keeps accommodating CAIR/Muslim pressure groups on matters of Defense etc, The US better stop SEAL anti-terrorist operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere altogether

No, Romney is not the best we have but Its who we got and as Glenn Beck said “See my shoe? If my shoe runs as our candidate against Obama, I would have to vote for my shoe! Anything or anyone BUT OBAMA!” The liberal media and the no so good republican candidates running against the good republican candidates destroyed the reputations of the candidates I believe to be better than Romney.

We cave at the slightest complaint from CAIR. Who’s in charge in this country ? PC is getting lots of peolple killed. Liberals are the worst…Look at Dearborne.. It’s occupied by solid Muslims and the cops protect THEM ,not U.S. Citizens. We’re cowards.I just can’t stand to see his surrender this way.Like bleeding to death -one drop of blood every day until we die.

And still the US Govt. keeps rolling over and giving in to the ENEMY! Aided of course (indeed, ordered) by the muslim in chief in the White House, and as most of you know, this sends chills down the backs of those of us who live in Canada.

We are deeply worried. It isn’t enough to wait until November–this President must be impeached!

Chills!? The big “L” (LOSER) MAKES ME VOMIT! We have big “L” races when he comes on TV which seems like everyday. He loves to hear himself speak! Anyway, we play big “L” races during FOX news everyday! The first one to put up the loser sign when they see him on the news gets a point! Our 6 year old LOVES THIS! We do not encourage him but we were kinda hoping he would slip and teach his school friends!